“I’ll Have People”: The Resistance Has a Plan to Stop Trump From Stealing the Election
Supporters cheer and wave signs as voters arrive at the Sumter County Elections office drop off their ballots after taking part in a parade golf carts supporting Joe Biden on October 7, 2020, in The Villages, Florida.John Raoux/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily…
Investigating Trump: How America Survives the Coming Constitutional Firestorm
Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.We are days out from what could be the most high-stakes election of our lifetimes. If Trump loses, will he go quietly? Which parts of the constitution will he trample on the way out? If Trump…
Philadelphia Voters Will Consider Overhauling Police Oversight After the Fatal Shooting of Walter Wallace
Demonstrators protest the death of Walter Wallace Jr.The Washington Post/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.On Monday afternoon, nearly an hour into a virtual public hearing on how Philadelphia should oversee its police department, the Reverend Mark Kelly Tyler jumped into the video meeting, turning…
Friday Cat Blogging – 30 October 2020
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Why Kamala Harris Is Visiting a Part of Texas Candidates Often Ignore
Paul Kitagaki Jr./ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Joaquin Castro called it on Sunday. “If there’s one place in Texas” that Joe Biden should visit in the campaign’s final days, the San Antonio Democratic congressman tweeted, “it’s the Rio Grande Valley.” If…
3 Songs to Celebrate Clifford Brown’s 90th Birthday
Trumpeter Clifford Brown and saxophonist Lou Donaldson in 1955Metronome/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.It’s hard to believe that Clifford Brown lived just 25 years. In his short run, he remade American music more times, and more lastingly, than almost all trumpeters of…